diff --git a/source/portable/BufferManagement/BufferAllocation_1.c b/source/portable/BufferManagement/BufferAllocation_1.c
index 566d94867c..0dc8eaeb27 100644
--- a/source/portable/BufferManagement/BufferAllocation_1.c
+++ b/source/portable/BufferManagement/BufferAllocation_1.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ NetworkBufferDescriptor_t * pxGetNetworkBufferWithDescriptor( size_t xRequestedS
         }
         else
         {
+            FreeRTOS_printf( ( "pxGetNetworkBufferWithDescriptor: module not initialised or `xRequestedSizeBytes` too small" ) );
             /* lint wants to see at least a comment. */
             iptraceFAILED_TO_OBTAIN_NETWORK_BUFFER();
         }
diff --git a/source/portable/NetworkInterface/STM32/Legacy/STM32Hxx/NetworkInterface.c b/source/portable/NetworkInterface/STM32/Legacy/STM32Hxx/NetworkInterface.c
index 76c6eac448..f78224a609 100644
--- a/source/portable/NetworkInterface/STM32/Legacy/STM32Hxx/NetworkInterface.c
+++ b/source/portable/NetworkInterface/STM32/Legacy/STM32Hxx/NetworkInterface.c
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ static BaseType_t xSTM32H_NetworkInterfaceInitialise( NetworkInterface_t * pxInt
 
                 #if ( ipconfigZERO_COPY_RX_DRIVER != 0 )
                 {
-                    pucBuffer = pucGetRXBuffer( ETH_RX_BUF_SIZE );
+                    /* Subtracted 'ipBUFFER_PADDING', which is the size of the meta data. */
+                    pucBuffer = pucGetRXBuffer( ETH_RX_BUF_SIZE - ipBUFFER_PADDING );
                     configASSERT( pucBuffer != NULL );
                 }
                 #else
@@ -1046,7 +1047,7 @@ size_t uxNetworkInterfaceAllocateRAMToBuffers( NetworkBufferDescriptor_t pxNetwo
         ucRAMBuffer += ETH_RX_BUF_SIZE;
     }
 
-    return (ETH_RX_BUF_SIZE - ipBUFFER_PADDING);
+    return( ETH_RX_BUF_SIZE - ipBUFFER_PADDING );
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/